Two SDs, an old geep and a new GP38-2 head out of Marshalltown on the former Minneapolis & St Louis main, headed for Albert Lea and points north. I believe much of this line is gone now.
The sole daily southbound freight from St Louis is almost to the Kansas state line. Today's power includes a pair of ex-Conrail (PC) GP40s, an ex-Kennecott Copper GP39-2, and a dit repowered Bald... (more)
Behind the usual trio of U36Bs, the Juice Train crosses Rantowles Creek as it races north.
Unit coal behind an SD70ACe passes m.o.w. train behind an SD70MAC.
Headed for Mobile, a freight roars beneath Southern Boulevard at track speed.
Another coal train climbs out of Corbin and heads for Cincinnati. This one has 3,000hp C-Cs from EMD, GE and Alco.
That lead SD40-2 may be 'foreign', but it is a much more common sight in these parts than the home road unit behind it - one of CSX's much-loved BQ23-7s.
L&N and FL geeps pull a string Frisco covered hoppers.
The RF&P 2nd generation geeps shared a paint scheme - if not paint colors - with GM&O GP30s and GP35s.
L&N/WofA run-through train has unusual power on this day, with a U25B and GP9 in place of the usual GP38s and U23Bs.
After a meet between two mixed freights, a crew member climbs aboard his southbound's lead loco after giving the northbound a roll-by.
The old ACL between Montgomery and Dothan has lots of up and down, and plenty of curves.
SCL, L&N and Western Railway of Alabama - The Family Lines - initiated two pairs of run-through trains in 1973. One pair - 215/216 - ran between Hamlet and NOLA. The first couple years of operat... (more)
GOAT SD40-2 8151 splits the West Point Route signals at Webster Road.
A shot made from the top of the bleachers at the KWU stadium shows the UP's McPherson turn headed south behind a MP GE.
